is considered the first-choice diagnostic imaging technique when a pulmonary embolism is suspected. PCTA is an X-ray in which contrast materials are used to capture images of your pulmonary ...

Dr Marco Zuin shares key guideline recommendations for managing pulmonary embolism according to international standards.

Every year, 900,000 Americans are caught by surprise by the symptoms of a pulmonary embolism: a sudden shortness of breath, ...

A multicenter study by the PIOPED III Investigators has shown that magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) can be used to detect pulmonary embolism. The proportion of technically inadequate images ...

High-risk acute pulmonary embolism affects around 5% of all pulmonary embolisms and can take a dramatic course even in young ...

AND THEY ASKED. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO LEAVE THE ROOM. BRADY SAYS DOCTORS LATER TOLD HIM IT WAS A PULMONARY EMBOLISM, THAT ...

These include situations where a pulmonary embolism has already occurred and another one would be poorly tolerated or situations where bleeding risk is high. Inferior vena cava filters are often ...

A current study involving the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) has investigated which treatment strategy offers the best chances of survival in high-risk acute pulmonary embolism.